Men's Program: Does It Impact College Men's Self-Reported Bystander Efficacy and Willingness to Intervene?

• NCJ Number: 235698
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2011 Pages: 743-759
• Author(s): Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; John D. Foubert; Hope M. Brasfield; Brent Hill; Shannon Shelley-Tremblay
• Date Published: June 2011
• Length: 17 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2008-JL-FX-K012
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article presents the effectiveness of a rape-prevention program directed at college men.

Abstract

This study considered whether a rape prevention program could reduce men's rape myth acceptance, enhance the perceived effectiveness of college men's bystander behavior, and increase men's willingness to intervene as bystanders in potentially dangerous situations. As predicted, college men who experienced The Men's Program significantly increased their self-reported willingness to help as a bystander and their perceived bystander efficacy in comparison to college men who experienced the comparison condition. Men's Program participants also significantly decreased their self-reported rape myth acceptance in comparison with comparison condition participants. The college policy and rape prevention program planning implications of these findings are discussed. (Published Abstract)